There’s No Need to Fear Herbal Medicine
By Judson Carroll and Steve Cunningham
In our time, many Catholics are cautious about herbal medicine, fearing it may be something New Age or pagan. Or perhaps we think of it as “grandmother’s home remedies”—something people practiced when they couldn’t afford modern health care. And yet, by every measure, Americans are sicker with chronic diseases than our ancestors, generally in poorer health, and in recent years our life spans have begun to decline. We are moving in the wrong direction in terms of diet and lifestyle, and the myriad prescriptions and “well checks” seem to be doing us more harm than good. There has to be a better way…and there is!
Read more:
https://catholicexchange.com/theres-no-need-to-fear-herbal-medicine/
Show 307: Fly Poison, Lead Plant and Rue Anemone
We discuss Amianthium muscitoxicum, Amorpha canescens and Anemonella thalictroides. These are beautiful wildflowers that have some very interesting herbal use. As always, it is a wide ranging show that covers a lot of topics!
https://judsoncarroll.substack.com/p/show-307-fly-poison-lead-plant-and
Herbal Medicine for Preppers: Turmeric
Today, we discuss Turmeric, a culinary herb that has profound medicinal use and a very interesting history.
https://judsoncarroll.substack.com/p/herbal-medicine-for-preppers-turmeric
Fish on Fridays: Fried Fish, Part 2
A Primer on Catfish
Catfish is polarizing; people either love it or hate it. I have reached the conclusion though, that most people who dislike catfish usually don’t hate catfish… they hate bad catfish! This one confused me for years, because I grew up eating extremely good fried catfish.
Read more: https://judsonc.substack.com/p/fish-on-fridays-fried-fish-part-2
